Mythology: Spiritual Ruler

Withdrawing his gaze of confrontation, Mephisto continued walking on the road. He still smiled at everyone, as if nothing had happened.

But obviously, for the two people who just looked at each other, the existence of the other party was unexpected and could not be ignored.

"Strange. A demigod? It doesn't seem like it. Ordinary demigods don't make me feel dangerous. Without divine power, he is probably much stronger than me."

"And what is he doing here? Before I came to the human world, I only heard about the existence of wizards. That was the power that the goddess of the magic network mastered before she became a god. I didn't expect that there was a different way to let ordinary things master power?"

Thinking secretly in his heart, Mephisto was not too worried, but just a little surprised and curious.

Before, humans lived in one place, and this big devil from the Nine Hells naturally didn't dare to do anything under the eyes of Prometheus. But what he didn't expect was that he came to this town that was built less than two years ago, and he actually met an unusual character.

The other party had divine power, which was why Mephisto thought he was a demigod at first. But after a little perception, he denied that conjecture.

That divine power came from the light rain decades ago. It exists in many animals on the earth now. I think the human also comes from it - but what really makes Mephisto feel afraid is the other party's vigorous blood and strong physique.

He has no doubt that all the means he can use in the world will not have much effect on the other party. And that person only needs a pair of hands to easily tear apart those giant beasts with divine blood in the wilderness.

But fortunately, it seems that the man does not want to fight with him in Giant Wood Town. In this case, today's plan will naturally proceed as usual.

The priests still live too peacefully, so they are lucky that their behavior of deceiving the gods will not be discovered, and they will not be held accountable by the gods if they are discovered. In this case, let him do it himself and fill their graves with a shovel of soil.

I hope that under the threat of reality, they can make some correct choices.

"Mephisto, I have one last piece of advice for you. If you take back your previous words now and pray devoutly in the temple, you can still be forgiven."

While thinking, Mephisto's arrival was also noticed by more and more people. Some of them came to watch the fun, and some looked disgusted, but they all spontaneously made way for him to the platform.

As one of the protagonists today, no one wanted to stop him from coming.

But perhaps out of kindness, or to make this trial look more in line with the rules, when Mephisto came to the platform, a priest in charge of worshiping the goddess of the hearth gave him a final warning in a righteous manner.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir, but I insist that I am innocent. And I believe that everyone will soon agree with my idea."

The voice was not loud, but gentle and firm. Mephisto's answer once again caused a commotion in the crowd. People talked a lot, but it did not affect the man in front of the platform at all. He just stepped forward and looked at the priest in front of him.

"I wonder if I can go up? In fact, I'm looking forward to speaking later."

"Since you insist on your own opinion, then come up. I hope you won't regret it."

The priest frowned, but under the gaze of thousands of spectators, he still turned sideways and made way for the steps to the platform.

"Thank you."

With a polite smile, Mephisto then stepped onto the platform.

He walked to the center and stood still. In front of him were priests from different temples and people who were recognized as wise; behind him and not far from both sides were dense crowds of people.

The judge of this trial declared that in order to obtain a fair result, all those present, whether on the stage or off the stage, whether they were residents of Giant Wood Town or not, had the right to speak as long as they wanted, no matter which side they stood on.

But everyone knew that no one would stand on the side of this unbeliever, which only brought a sense of participation to the onlookers.

So when Mephisto stood in the center of the platform, the host on the platform stood up immediately with the arrival of the play'clown'.

With a mocking smile on his lips, he looked at the guy he once knew. The reason why he could stand here and preside over this grand event was because he was the first person to report Mephistopheles for spreading unbelief.

And the reason why he did this was more or less due to some personal grudges, although this grudge was completely unilateral.

"It seems that you insist on your own opinion, Mephistopheles. I have to say that your existence really makes me feel ashamed of the gods. There are unbelievers like you among humans, and you don't even feel ashamed."

"People will feel ashamed of their mistakes, but I don't think I'm wrong. As for you, I don't know. Besides, you should just be the host of this trial, right?"

With a calm tone, Mephistopheles didn't look like he was welcoming a verdict at all, but like a wise man who promoted his own ideas.

And in contrast, the person standing in front of him was naturally a sinner who prevented the spread of truth.

"You-"

I didn't expect the other party to dare to refute. The host was about to say something, but he noticed the priest of the Temple of Law who was sitting in the center and looking at him.

As judges, although they did not approve of Mephisto's faithlessness, at least they had to act like they were fair and just.

Taking a deep breath, the host had to hold back his emotions and no longer pay attention to Mephisto, but looked at the crowd.

"Everyone, I think everyone knows why we are gathered here today."

"He, Mephisto, a resident of Giant Wood Town, is also a human created by God like us. He openly admitted his faithlessness and believed that humans should not believe in God. This is undoubtedly an intolerable evil."

"But as a bronze human who worships God, we will give him the right to refute in front of the temple, instead of blindly judging him. Now, please be quiet!"

After saying the last sentence, when the scene was quiet, the host stepped back and looked at a middle-aged man sitting on the left.

That was the priest Devers who was responsible for worshiping the God King in Giant Wood Town. It is said that he is also a good friend of the high priest Orson. Receiving the host's gaze, he nodded in response, then stood up and looked at Mephisto standing in the middle of the platform.

As the person with the highest status here, he should be the first to speak.

"Mephisto, as a priest of the God King, I cannot understand why you are unfaithful, because the gods are so great; as a human created by the gods, I also cannot understand why you are unfaithful, because they are so kind. Now, in front of so many humans, can you explain your point of view to us and tell everyone why you are unfaithful?"

Perhaps to make the trial process more interesting, Devers did not attack with words right away.

The crowd also recognized his words. Although they all understood the thoughts of this unfaithful person through various means, they were not as real as hearing him tell it in person.

"Of course, in fact, I have been waiting for today for a long time."

Under the gaze of everyone, Mephisto smiled and said, but no one present could understand his implication.

"The main reason why I stand here today, opposing faith but not opposing sacrifice, is because in my opinion, spirit and matter are not the same, just as sacrifice and faith are not the same."

"Gods have power far beyond mortals, they can bring benefits to mankind, so it is understandable that humans should pay tribute to them with sacrifices, but faith is different."

"Faith means recognizing all the thoughts of an existence, or the existence of one's own hopes, and the gods are obviously far from being qualified to be believed in this regard."

Looking around, Mephistopheles finally reiterated:

"The God King is above all gods, and the gods obey him and respect him, but do not believe in him, because The relationship between the God King and the gods is interdependent. Without ordinary gods, the throne of the God King has no value; the status of priests is higher than that of ordinary people. People respect you and obey your orders, but they do not believe in you, because the relationship between priests and ordinary people is also interdependent. Without ordinary humans, there is no need for priests to exist. "

"I deny faith, not denying the power and existence of the gods, but denying their higher status. "

"I recognize sacrifice, but not faith, because in my opinion, gods and humans are not one-sided requests from the other, but need each other. If this is the case, then faith naturally has no soil to exist. "